Unreasonable Hope ... A book review

Hope ... Kinda a large word sometimes. Sometimes hope can seem just out of reach. Sometimes hope can seem like a dirty word. Sometimes hope can seem like a carrot being dangled in front of you that you just can't grasp. And sometimes, sometimes hope may be easy to find. 

I decided to get this book to review because the questions on the back ... Where was God when? How could God allow? and WHY ... are all questions that I have asked myself. I was interested to see if this book would offer any new spins on age old questions. 

I don't think there are new spins on age old questions. But I believe Veach is doing his part to explain through his circumstances: his first child born with a smooth brain and the loads of trials that brought he and his wife as they care for a child with these needs. Found his honesty refreshing and his direction solid. It wasn't the book I thought it would be when I signed up to review it, but it was horrible. I would say give it a shot and see how you feel after reading it.


About the Book:

“Where was God when ____? How could God allow ____? Why?”

These are the questions that flood our hearts and minds when the unimaginable happens. When things go horribly wrong and the world seems to be unraveling, how do you believe in God’s goodness? How do you cling to hope?

Chad Veach directs readers away from clichéd Sunday school answers that fail to offer real comfort or provide faith-building insights. Instead, he draws from God’s promises in the Bible and from the story of his own daughter’s diagnosis of a devastating and debilitating disease to reveal simple, purposeful steps for dealing with pain. Resting in God’s love, remembering his past faithfulness, and realizing the distinction between having faith and clinging to hope are just some of these steps.

Veach reminds us that because we know who God is, we know there is hope.

Me Too - A book Review

This new book by Jon Weece is excellent. I loved it. He gets it. He gets community and how we should be toward one another inside the church. Too often we don't. We hide and we isolate from others. Not how we were designed to be. I read Jon's first book Jesus Prom and loved it as well. His writing style is easy to read and he is not one who acts all "holier than thou". He is very down to earth and seems like he would be "approachable" were you to meet him on the street. I hope that more people will develop a "me too" attitude and quit acting as though they have life all together when they don't. Go grab a copy of this book and I promise you will enjoy it!

Book Description

Your life is filled with pressure and pain and heartache and disappointment. So was His.

If you’ve ever tried to pick up the shattered pieces of your life and put them back together again without help, you know it’s an impossible task. When you lose your job, when divorce divides your family, when a loved one commits suicide, or when cancer claims a friend, it’s easy to lose perspective and abandon hope.

According to Jon Weece, Christianity does not require you to smile through your pain, much less praise God for tormenting you. God doesn’t enjoy your suffering. But he does understand it—and he knows exactly how to fix it.

That’s what Me Too is all about: A God who turned the ugliness of the cross into a spectacle of eternal beauty. An all-powerful Lord who will do the same with the pain of this world. An eternal Father who specializes in wiping away tears and putting you back together again. If you’ll allow him.